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Issue 399 - 12 September 2019

Tullow to seek new Uganda buyer as farmdown runs out of time

Tullow Oil’s farmdown to Total and CNOOC of around 20% of its Ugandan licences terminated on 29 August, following the expiry of the sale and purchase agreements (SPAs). Tullow said it had been unable to secure a further extension. With a final investment decision (FID) on the...

Neptune Energy and Sonatrach on 7 September announced the start of exports from the 450mcf/d (75,000 boe/d) Touat gas development. Located around 1,400km south-west of Algiers and close to Adrar, the development comprises 19 wells and a gas treatment plant for gas and stabilised...

The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has launched a tender for a multi-client 2D seismic survey in the deep offshore area to the east of the islands ahead of a licensing round planned for next year. A tender notice issued by the Zanzibar Petroleum Regulatory Authority (ZPRA...

BP and Kosmos Energy plan to acquire a 3D seismic survey over Block 13 in Q4. Kosmos told African Energy work was scheduled to begin in late November or early December. The survey will cover approximately 6,800km2.BP and Kosmos were awarded blocks 10 and 13 in São Tomé &...

BW Offshore’s DHIBM-1 well on the Dussafu licence has encountered hydrocarbons in the main well bore. Announcing its H1 results on 30 August, the company said well logging was continuing and a sidetrack well was planned. The main aim of the well, which targeted the Hibiscus...

Eni affiliate NAOC has discovered 1tcf of gas and 60m barrels of associated condensate in the deeper sequences of the Obiafu-Obrikom fields in OML 61, onshore in the Niger Delta. The Obiafu-41 Deep well reached a total depth of 4,374 metres and encountered more than 130 metres...

Eni announced on 21 August that the Zohr gas field had reached the target plateau production of 2.7bcf/d set out in the plan of development five months ahead of schedule. A second 216km, 30-inch pipeline connecting the offshore subsea production facilities to the onshore...